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Nature

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Long thought of as support cells, astrocytes are emerging as key players in health and disease

go.nature.com/4pEKHN3

The ‘silent’ brain cells that shape our behaviour, memory and health

Astrocytes make up one-quarter of the brain, but researchers are only now realizing their true value.

go.nature.com

December 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH

@rmcarpiano.medsky.social

Immunity debt's "...explanatory power has faded as the number of non-covid infections has kept rising each year...

A growing number of scientists believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may instead be subtly altering our immune systems." 🛟😷medsky

Why scientists are rethinking the immune effects of SARS-CoV-2

“Immunity debt,” a theory to explain the global surge in non-covid infections since pandemic restrictions were lifted, is increasingly being challenged by emerging evidence. Nick Tsergas reports Myco...

www.bmj.com

December 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM

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Faine Greenwood

@faineg.bsky.social

This is very interesting (and yeah, I also had an initial “oh come on, that’s nuts” reaction to the first part of this article, but as I read on, I realized he was making some pretty compelling points)

Dana Fried @leftoblique.bsky.social · 19d

This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.

www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...

Part 1: My Life Is a Lie

How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America

www.yesigiveafig.com

November 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM

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Carl Quintanilla

@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

ALLOWAY: “.. the danger is that a collateral crunch becomes a credit crunch and the entire AI-finance-economy flywheel comes to a screeching halt.”

@tracyalloway.bsky.social @weisenthal.bsky.social
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM

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Ketan Joshi

@ketanjoshi.co

just....enjoy this

November 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM

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NPR

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Each year, many more Americans see live theater in local schools than on Broadway. So when a show has a short run in New York? It's not over. n.pr/4olRgmZ

When Broadway flops get a second life as student musicals

Each year, many more Americans see live theater in local schools than on Broadway. So when a show has a short run in New York? It's not over.

n.pr

November 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy

@thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social

US Weekly COVID update: Sep 29, 2025

🔸1 in 66 Actively Infectious
🔸743,000 New Daily Infections
🔸5,540,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸185,000,000 Infections in 2025
🔸277,000 to 1,110,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,600 to 2,600 Weekly Deaths

pmc19.com/data/

📍 U.S. COVID-19 Wastewater Heat Map (Sept 29, 2025)
Data from CDC wastewater surveillance shows transmission is either very high or very low in most states, with few in between.

🟥 Very High spread across much of the West, Midwest, and Northeast.
🟧 High in parts of the South and Midwest.
🟨 Some Low/Very Low areas, but limited.

As the 11th national wave declines, “COVID is everywhere” — shifting north and east.

📊 U.S. COVID-19 Estimates – Sept 29, 2025 (PMC Model)

Infections

1 in 66 people actively infectious (1.5%)

743,000 new daily infections

5.54M infections in the past week

185M infections so far in 2025

Avg: 4.68 infections per person

Long COVID

From daily infections: 37K–149K new cases

From weekly infections: 277K–1.11M new cases

Excess Deaths

From daily infections: 210–350

From weekly infections: 1,600–2,600

⚠️ Even after passing the national peak, infections, long COVID, and excess deaths remain high.

September 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM

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Stephen Curry

@scurry.bsky.social

As others have already said, this essay by James Marriott is well worth taking the time to read. Now, back to my book if I can just prise my iPhone out of my hand for a few minutes… open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...

The dawn of the post-literate society

And the end of civilisation

open.substack.com

September 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM

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Todd Stashwick

@realtoddstashwick.bsky.social

This was a fun one. Two starfleet captains needing out about D&D among other things. Give it a listen! #startrek #startreksnw #startrekpicard #dungeonsanddragons

Michi @michipingu.bsky.social · Aug 22

There is a new episode of The Well out today. This interview of @realtoddstashwick.bsky.social by @ansonmount.bsky.social was recorded at Dragon Con 2024. I'm so excited to start to listen to it now. It will be absolutly great, there is no doubt.
#thewellpodcast
thewellpod.com/todd-stashwi...

Todd Stashwick – “The Place Where Imagination Ruled” – TWP072 – The Well

thewellpod.com

August 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM

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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP

@davidjoffe64.bsky.social

So NB 1.8.1 (aka Nimbus as per @tryangregory.bsky.social )

Comes with an added nasty mutation.

Masks are variant independent😷

May 28, 2025 at 4:07 AM

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Paula Niedenthal

@pniedent.bsky.social

So exciting to see the new Handbook of Social Psychology in open-access format! Enjoy our chapter on emotion and all the other amazing chapters here: the-hsp.com @affectscience.bsky.social @spspnews.bsky.social

May 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM

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⋆⁺₊ Alba ࿐ iteotwawki

@albadocherty.bsky.social

Kids keep getting sicker as evidence for COVID immune damage builds

Harm has been documented to T cells, B cells, dendritic cells, NK cells, and the complement system, and studies consistently find immune dysregulation to be a key feature of Long COVID

www.thegauntlet.news/p/kids-keep...